Description

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 39 - 40; Anal spines: 1 - 2; Anal soft rays: 29 - 31. Resemble B. leurolepis but easily distinguished by a distinct dark (blue when fresh) blotch on the operculum, and a smaller number of lateral line scales. Attains about 15 cm SL.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Zoarcoidei

Family: Bathymasteridae

Genus: Bathymaster

Species: Bathymaster derjugini Lindberg, 1930

Climate Zone

Location

• Northwest Pacific: Kuril Islands and Tartar Strait to Peter the Great Bay, Japan Sea.

Biology

Inhabits rocky shore areas.

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Data deficient

Threat to Humans

Harmless